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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

I, Art L. Walker, Chairman of the Corporation Commission of the State of Oklahoma, do hereby certify that the following is a full, true and correct statement of appropriations and expenditures made for and by said Commission for account the fiscal year ended June 30, 1919:

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the seal of said Commission, this October 20, 1919.

Attest: P. E. Glenn, Secretary.

ART L. WALKER, Chairman.

ORDER NO. 4.

RELATING TO BULLETING TRAINS, CLEAN DEPOTS, ETC.

It Is Hereby Ordered by the Corporation Commission of the State of Oklahoma: That all railroads doing business in this State shall be governed by the following rules, regulations and orders in operation of passenger trains and the maintenance of proper passenger and freight depots, depot facilities and accommodations:

1st. It shall be the duty of every railroad and railway company operating a railroad in this State to place a bulletin board in a conspicuous place at each of its ticket offices upon which shall be bulletined the time that each train, upon which passengers are hauled. is due to arrive and depart under its published schedule.

2nd. It shall be the duty of each railroad or railway company, at each telegraph station on its line where tickets are sold, as early as possible, and not less than one hour before the time that its said trains are due to arrive at such stations, to bulletin the fact upon such board, as to whether or not said train is on time, and if behind schedule time to state, as nearly as can be approximated, the time it is behind, and to thereafter rebulletin every report of any change, not to exceed thirty (30) minutes until the arrival of such train, and to open waiting room, ticket window and baggage room one hour before schedule time of arrival of trains.

3rd. Whenever there is, by reason of accident or otherwise, a break or obstruction on any railroad, which will delay any passenger train on said raitroad, it shall be the duty of such railroad or railway company operating such railroad to cause to be bulletined, at all of such stations, the fact of such break or obstruction, and the point of its occurrence, and the probable delay by reason thereof, and the passengers aboard such train shall be informed of the operating a railroad within this State, to promptly file with this Commission proable delay.

4th. It shall be the duty of each and every railroad or railway company copies of all rules, orders and schedules, fixing the time and manner of the operation of its passenger trains.

5th. It is further ordered by the Corporation Commission of the State of Oklahoma that all railroad or railway companies doing business in this State shall maintain adequate, comfortable and clean depots and depot buildings, at their several stations, for the accommodation of passengers, and said depor buildings shall be kept well lighted within waiting rooms and outside where the convenience of the passengers require it. Such waiting rooms shall be kept properly warmed and ventilated for the comfort and accommodations of the

traveling public. Such depots or waiting rooms shall be kept open to the ingress and egress of all passengers and others entitled to go therein, for a time not less than one hour before the arrival and after the departure of all trains upon which passengers are hauled, and shall be provided with good and wholesome water for drinking purposes; all closets and toilet rooms in such depots or at such stations shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition, and shall be kept well lighted, as is required of waiting rooms.

6th. The Commission hereby orders that all station agents be advised as to this order and requirements and directed to comply with the same, anɑ to extend to the traveling public every courtesy and furnish all information pertaining to the transaction of their business with the public. Politeness on the part of employees will be appreciated by the traveling public as well as by the Commission.

7th. A copy of this order, printed in 18-point DeVinne poster type, shall be posted in a conspicuous place in all waiting rooms, and kept therein.

8th. Any railroad or railway company operating a railroad in this State failing to carry out the above order shall be dealt with as provided by Section 19, Article IX, of the Constitution of Oklahoma.

This order shall be in full force and effect on and after the 20th day of January, 1908.

ORDER NO. 19.

RELATING TO SUBMITTING PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, ETC.,

OF DEPOTS.

The plans, specifications and location of all depots to be constructed in the State by any railroad or railway company, or any change of location of any depot, must be submitted to and approved by the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma before such depots are permanently located or constructed.

This order shall be in full force and effect on and after the fifteenth day of March, 1908.

Guthrie, Oklahoma, February 12, 1908.

ORDER NO. 101.

REGULATING CHARGES FOR SERVICE OF ALL TRANSMISSION

COMPANIES.

It is ordered that no person, or persons, firm, company, or corporation doing a transmission business by telephone for hire in the State of Oklahoma, shall charge a greater or different rate for service, or similar service in effect

on October 12, 1908, without first having made application to the Corporation Commission therefor, and submitting to the Commission a schedule of the proposed change, which before taking effect shall have the approval of this Commission.

This order shall be in full force and effect on and after November 3, 1908, a date after publication once a week for four consecutive weeks, in the Guthrie Daily Leader, a newspaper of general circulation, published in the City of Guthrie, County of Logan, State of Oklahoma.

ORDER NO. 140. (See Order No. 201.)

REQUIRING PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS TO FILE

DETAILED STATEMENT OF ALL REVENUES, ETC.

All public service corporations, firms or persons engaged in a public service in this State, are hereby ordered to file with the Commission a detailed statement of all revenues of said corporation, firm or person for public service from every source whatever. Said report to be made on form prepared by the Commission.

The report of all such corporations, firms or persons engaged in interstate business shall show the correct amount credited to this State and the basis upon which such proportion was made.

Said report shall contain all of the required statistics for the period of twelve months, ending on the 30th day of June of each year, and shall be made under oath and filed with the Commission at its office in Guthrie on or before the 30th day of September the next following, unless additional time be granted by the Commission and such monthly and other special reports that may be required by the Commission from time to time.

Guthrie, Oklahoma, December 1, 1908.

ORDER NO. 147. (See also Order No. 616.)

PHYSICAL CONNECTION-AVAILABLE ROUTE.

The points at which railroads or railways cross each other at grade shall be considered a practicable and available route for figuring rates on transportation of freight, regardless of whether there are physical connections at said points or not. Where one or more lines are connected by an industrial or switch track, whether owned jointly or separately by either or all of sald roads, said industrial or switch track shall be considered as a physical connection and a route via such industrial or switch track shall be considered a practicable and vailable route.

Guthrie, Oklahoma, December 2, 1908.

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